Missourian
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...reducing violent drug and gang related firearm crime talking point.
Philadelphia and New York...go figure.
And before you say "Well, we'll just put them in prison for this!"...it's already a felony level federal crime to make a straw purchase, and that didn't stop these drug addled miscreants from breaking that law.
A Lebanon man has been charged after police said he paid acquaintances in cash and drugs to purchase as many as 12 firearms for him, according to city police and prosecutors.
Hector Espada-Jimenez, 26, of the unit block of South Ninth Street, used two different men to make straw purchases of firearms for him between March 5, 2013, and April 14, 2013, according to a Lebanon County District Attorney's Office news release issued earlier Friday.
Police said that, for each of the purchases, Espada-Jimenez would pay the men with drugs or money.
Lebanon man paid others in cash, drugs to illegally purchase 12 firearms for him, police say | PennLive.com
Hector Espada-Jimenez, 26, of the unit block of South Ninth Street, used two different men to make straw purchases of firearms for him between March 5, 2013, and April 14, 2013, according to a Lebanon County District Attorney's Office news release issued earlier Friday.
Police said that, for each of the purchases, Espada-Jimenez would pay the men with drugs or money.
Lebanon man paid others in cash, drugs to illegally purchase 12 firearms for him, police say | PennLive.com
And before you say "Well, we'll just put them in prison for this!"...it's already a felony level federal crime to make a straw purchase, and that didn't stop these drug addled miscreants from breaking that law.
"What percentage of criminals obtain their firearms from friends or family or the street?
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 40 percent of criminals obtain their firearms from friends or family and another 40 percent obtain their firearms from illegal sources on the street.
FAQ | Dontlie.org
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 40 percent of criminals obtain their firearms from friends or family and another 40 percent obtain their firearms from illegal sources on the street.
FAQ | Dontlie.org
